Sic itur ad astra is the motto of the Royal Canadian Air Force & of the Hertfordshire and Essex High School & Science College among others. It means: 'Thus one goes to the stars', which is clearly an appropriate motto for an air force. The photo is taken from a gravestone at Dalmeny Kirk. Here ad astra is used figuratively to mean to immortality.
Incidentally, until 1968, the RCAF had the same motto as the RAF - Per ardua ad astra.
Itur is the third person singular present passive of the verb eo, ire, ivi (or ii), itum to go.
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